Four component zoom lens



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m m m 0 w r W @n w w m m m. N Z m .f. k O O 5 v. w w m ZOCuQZEmm ZOEmIQm Arm/mar United States Patent 3,481,666 FOUR COMPONENT ZOOM LENS Takashi Higuchi, Yokohama-shi, Japan, assignor to Nippun Kogaku K.K., Tokyo, Japan, a corporation of apan Continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 389,167, Aug. 12, 1964. This application Aug. 20, 1968, Ser. No. 756,347 Claims priority, applicfstiogfapan, Aug. 27, 1963,

Int. Cl. 1229a 13/00,- G02b 9/00 US. Cl. 350-184 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This application is a continuation-in-part of the application Ser. No. 389,167 filed Aug. 12, 1964, which is now abandoned.

This invention relates to a zoom lens having a large aperture and a wide range of zoom ratio.

Many conventional cine-zoom objectives are of a type where the zoom unit comprises three'components, a positive, a negative and a positive, of which the second and negative component is mainly moved for relative magnification performance, and the resultant displacement of the focus is compensated for by slightly moving a part of either the first or third positive component. In this type of zoom objective, since the second and negative component is almost entirely made responsible for the relative magnification performance, this component must be designed to have relatively a fairly short focal length even in obtaining one and the same otherwise available relative magnification or zoom ratio. Furthermore, since this component has to make a good amount of movement tending to increase the aberrations afresh in operation, this type may hardly be deemed as of a satisfactory optical performance.

The present invention enables the production of large aperture zoom objectives of high magnification without increasing the total length or enlarging the shape of lens system thereof by uniformly distributing to each lens component the burden of the magnification performance.

A large aperture zoom lens in accordance with the invention comprises four components, a first positive, a second negative, a third positive and a fourth fixed component and the first three components thereof constitute the inventive zoom unit, in which the first and third positive components being movable as a unit while the second and negative component is moved in the opposite direction thereto.

Prior known is a zoom lens in which the first and third 3,481,666 Patented Dec. 2, 1969 positive components are movable at both sides of the fixed second negative component, as also a type wherein the second negative component is mainly moved whilst the third positive component is separately moved. In these types, however, no surprising widening of the range of zoom ratio may be expected without greatly shortening the focal length of the second negative component and significantly sacrificing the optical performance.

In accordance with the invention, the second negative component is moved and simultaneously the first positive component, which is also made responsible for the zooming effect, and is moved together with the third positive component as a unit so that no involved moving mechanism is required for the movable components, and yet, maximum relative magnification is available for this optical system. Thus a zoom objective of excellent optical performance throughout the entire range of focussing is obtained.

Other objects, advantages and features of this invention will become more apparent from the following description of an illustrative embodiment in conjunction with the drawing in which:

FIGURE 1 is a diagram illustrative of the fundamental design of the zoom objective in accordance with the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view of an illustrative embodiment of the invention;

FIGURE 3 is a cam diagram showing the movement of each component of the illustrative embodiment of the invention of FIG. 2 (in which the second component is moved linearly);

FIGURE 4 are the graphs of the spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortion for the illustrative embodiment of the invention of FIGURE 2; and

FIGURE 5 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the fourth component which is negative and may take the place of that shown in FIGURE 2.

The design of the inventive zoom objective will be described with reference to an illustrative embodiment which follows. Referring to FIGURE 1, focal lengths of the first positive, the second negative, the third positive and the fourth fixed components are denoted by f f f and f respectively, and from a reference point the first and the third positive components are movable, as a unit, through distance 2:, while the second negative component is movable through distance y in the direction opposite to that of such unit. The resultant distances of the principal planes of respective lens components are represented by 7;, TI; and 3;, respectively. The system enables continuous magnification while focussing is always obtained at a definite and fixed position.

The relationship between distances x and y will be shown below, Now assume that the position at which the composite focal length f is the shortest is the reference and that in this reference position, the distances between the principal plates for the respective components are I: 21;, and 2;, respectively. Also for this reference position, assume the distance between the image point formed by two components, namely, the first positive component and the second negative component, of an object point at infinity, and the second negative compo nent is b and, likewise, the distance between the image point of an object point at infinity formed by all three 3 components, namely the first positive, the second negative and the third positive components, and the third positive component is b there are obtained the following equations:

any given 7d] automatically determines 3;. So also b and b may be obtained like Equations 1 and 2, their values being:

1 T-f1) f2 2 (HE- ows In order to obtain the focal plane any time at a definite point, it is necessary to satisfy the following Equations 6 and 7:

It follows from the foregoing that it is possible to have a wide range continuous magnification operation, as well as the focal plane free from displacement from a definite spatially fixed position by moving (a) the first and the third positive components as a unit by the distance x, and (b) the second negative component by the distance y in the direction opposite that of the movement of said unit when the following conditions are satisfied:

Viewed basically, the first positive, the second negative and the third positive components constitute an inventive zoom unit while a fourth positive (or negative) component enables modification of the overall optical system to have a suitable range of focal lengths, and functions to correct to the best condition the aberrations produced by the zoom unit. The fourth fixed component is made positive when the desired range of overall focal lengths is smaller than the range of focal lengths obtainable by the first, second and third components, while it is made negative when the desired range of overall focal length is larger than the range of focal length obtainable by the first, second and third components. In FIG. 2, the fourth component is represented as positive, while FIG. 5 shows a fourth fixed and negative component.

As previously mentioned, the uniform distribution of the responsibilities for the zooming effect among the first three components works to minimize aberration changes in the zooming operation, and furthermore, chromatic aberration is fully removed by making all the components achromatic.

In the condition of what is called a telephoto lens where the focal length of the objective becomes the longest, as the first positive component advances, light rays considerably converged by the first positive component are received by the second negative component thereby making it feasible to prevent over-correction of spherical aberration without enlarging the lens shape, and

thus the production of a large aperture zoom objective becomes possible.

For efiectively compensating not only for spherical aberration but for astigmatism, coma, curvature of image field and distortion, and furthermore for attaining the most significant zooming eifect of the optical system, the following conditions are essential:

at the largest focal length, satisfying the following conditions:

These conditions 11 to 15 are the structural limitations for obtaining a high magnification in zoom system with an excellent focusing of the image and the significance of these conditions are explained below in the way that if respective conditions are not satisfied the zoom system becomes inoperative.

If f does not satisfy condition 11 as given:

When 3.1[f f the first and third components must move in the same direction as that of the second component as the second component moves so that the zooming elfect shall be negated. On the other hand, when f 5.4]f the second component can hardly be moved relative to the movements of the first and third components so that the zooming effect cannot be increased. And consequently condition 11 must be satisfied.

If f does not satisfy condition 12:

When 0.9|f f the small movements of the first and third components become very small relative to the movement of the second component so that the first and third only play the role of corrective components. Furthermore, f becomes too small that the balance of aberrations at the long focal length is broken and especially the spherical aberration is increased. On the other hand, when 1 1.6] f l, the movement of the second component in the direction opposite to the direction of the movements of the first and third components is significantly decreased so that the zoom ratio becomes small. Furthermore, f becomes large and consequently the composite focal length f from the first through third components becomes large so that the burden of correction of aberrations subjected to the fourth component (master lens) which is to correct the said composite focal length to be a suitable value is increased and the correction of aberrations is deteriorated, and consequently, the condition of 0.9] f f 1.6[f must be satisfied.

Next if ZZI+T does not satisfy condition 13:

When (Hip (3+5; the air spaces between respective components are narrow so that the movable distances of the lens components become small and the zoom lens is limited to have a small zoom ratio. On the other hand, when fiI+Ti 2.9f the zoom ratio can theoretically be increased, but since the first and third components become substantially immovable and the zooming operation is made only by the second component so that the burden upon the second component is greatly increased.

Especially, spherical aberration is overcorrected at the long focal length and the curvature of image surface due to the difference in the focal length shall become unbalanced. Consequently it is necessary to satisfy the condition of 0.9 E'I+E; 2.9f

If x+y does not satisfy condition 14:

When 0.3( i 1 +fi) x+y, the distances of the movement of x and y become small which is adverse to the object of the present invention to increase zoom ratio. On the other hand, when x+y 0.8(TZI-i-TZ), it is theoretically possible to increase zoom ratio, but the air spaces between respective lens components become minus which is not practical. Therefore, 0.3 (ZI+fi; x+y 0.8(TdI+3;) must be satisfied.

Finally, if x does not satisfy x 0.2y as given in conbalanceof curvatures of image surfaces at the shortest and longest focal lengths is also corrected. The second negative component consists of a divergent lens and a cemented negative doublet of a divergent and convergent lenses and by this arrangement, the minus barrel distortion at (tion 5 the side of short focal length is prevented and at the when x 0 the zooming operation is mainly made same time unbalance of astigmatism is improved. The

by the movement of the second component while the first ttflrd component conssts not more ,P two mcluslve and third components are only moved slightly auxiliarily, bl'convex lens? 21 3 r P 9 fi g which is adverse to the object of the present invention to 10 wmergsm wergent ensfis vlewmg mm t e t move the first and third components in opposite direc- Progress'ng,dlrectlonv P by arrangemeqt, the R tion to the movement of the second component to obtain mg to a of the "nage P at an mtermedlate high magnification ratio. Therefore, x 0.2y is a necessarv focal length 18 prevented and simultaneously coma abercondition ration 1s improved.

Furthermore, the inventive system contemplates that 15 f to these arrafgememsi the Pmsent mventlon the first positive component consists of a cemented posi provides a zoom lens having excellently corrected abertive doublet, of a divergent lens and a convergent lens, muons the Wh1e and a single convergent lens, and by this arrangement, The specific illustrative embodiments of the present the over-correction of spherical aberration at the side invention are as follows: of a long focal length is prevented and at the same time 20 An 8-mm. cine-zoom ob ective: chromatic aberration is improved. And moreover, the where EXAMPLE 1 [F: 7.5 mm.45.3 mm.; F: 1.4; Zoom ratio 6] Component Lens thickness or air space with focal Radius of Index of Abb length curvature refraction number di=1.0 'm=1.76182 v1=26.5 n=+42.444 a,=7.5 nz=1.65830 v2=57.3

I(/179.65) ra=-2681.150

d =2.5 m=l.65830 v;=57.3 rt=+117.5s0

d.=1.o m=1.69ua v r =+l5.900

d1=5.5 II (f218.17)-... =-30.590

d =0.6 m=1.51690 u =64.2 r =+18.300

d,=3.2 m=1.72825 9 :28.3 no=+133.239

diu=36.24 15.11 1. 04

d11=2.5 n =l.65866 v =57.5 m=-109.500

d12=0.1 III (f: rn=+39.500

d =6.0 m=l.65866 u =57.5 m=l4.500

dr|=0.8 n,=1.72479 vt=a7.9 m=71.313

a"=6.0 flro=1.57501 v,.,=41.3 T11 d a=3.5 flu=l.6204l U11=60.3 m=23.000

n=0.l 1v (1218.82)"... m=64.559

dzo=3.5 m2=1.62041 v 2=60.3 m=23.000

. d21=0.1 m=+15.5o0

, d z=4.0 m3=1.58938 v1 =61.3 m=12.500

d2a=1.4 7m=1.69895 v =30.1 lm=+1s4s74 r r r denote radii of curvature of despective lenses from object to image side;

In Example 2, x== 17.96 and y=46.59

When the above values of Example 2 are substituted into the conditions 11 through 15 the following result is d d d thickness of and air spacings between respective lenses along the optical axis in said order; obtained. n n n refractive indices of respective glass 5 materials for the D line of spectrum in said order; v v v Abbe numbers for said glass materials in said order.

Spherical aberration, astigmatism and distortion of the illustrative form of embodiment are shown in the graphs 10 of FIGURE 4, for each the minimum focal length position W of the zoom objective of the invention, the median focal length position M thereof, and for its telephoto position T.

EXAMPLE 2 [F: 13.3 mm.161.8 mm.; F: 2.5; Zoom ratlo 12.5]

Lens thickness Component Radius of or air space Index 01 Ahb with focal curvature refraction number length d1=l.6 m=1.78502 Ur=25.9 n=+69.600

d=10.6 m=1.57257 v =57.7 I (/1 111.83).... =-403.159

d|=6.0 113:1.51813 v;=58.8 r =+427.984

du=0.9 m=1.fi5925 U4=57.5 r =+35.800

d,=0.9 m=l.65925 v,=57.5 II (I: 21.21).. r =+30.000

d9=5.0 T1o=-49.500

dw= 0.6 m=1.51824 v =70.1 fu=+29.152

d1t=3.4 n =1.74076 v,=27.7 m=+l13.187

dry- 3.2 m=1.62593 l7g=36.7 T|4=124.950

dn=0.1 T15=+94.693

d|5=3.2 m=1.62593 1n=36.7 III (h31.59)1.. m=l24.950

d q=0.1 m=+70.000

d =8.1 1m=1.74443 m=49.4 f15=24.300

d =1.1 m =1.78431 Ufl=25.9 m=-13,201.513

dll=4.24 14.19 22.20

tlm=2L2 flu=1.71284 17u=53.8 r21=-16.385

dz1=3.5 m;=1.57109 1m=51.0 m=+24.000

m=6.2 m=+1s0.000 1v(/144.09)... d,==4.4 m.=1.46a77 m=65.4

li -5.0 mi=1.46798 171F663 rzo=-17.558

(115 1.3 "l6=1.64829 U16=33-8 t'z =-30.904

EXAMPLE 3 [F=51.6 mm -300.1 mm.; F=4.5; Zoom ratio 6] Component Lens thickness or air space with focal Radius Index of Abb length curvature retraction number W M T d :22 m =1.74000 v1 =28.2 n =+97.723

dz =l.4.8 m =l.63854 v1 =55.5 Hi1 175.62) I: =354.896

d =4.8 n; =1.51728 v; =69.6 V6 =+164.233

d =2.2 m =1.69100 0; =54.8 r =+42.114

d =12.2 II (ia40.54) =--70.466

da =l.3 m =L51728 F5 =69.6 1'0 =+43.874

d; =6.0 no =L72825 [1 =28.3 m=+319.905

dm=75.92 37. 92 0. 92 m=+143.904

d =5.0 n =1.51728 v =69.6 m=143.904

dn=0.2 m=+143.904

d ;=5.0 m =1.5l728 v; =69.6 III (1': 52.15) m=143.904

d1 =0.2 m=+1l8.750

d 5=12,9 m =1.62041 I70 =60.3 m=48.680

1e=1.7 mo=1.79504 m=28.4 n1=-209.519

d13=10.0 m =1.51728 vu=69.6 m=+152.000

1u=3.5 lza=-152.000 Y dz =10.0 1m=1.51728 vn=69.6 m=+152.000

dzz= 1.5 ma=1.62374 U13=47.0 m=+38.630

dzi=4.5 m4= 1.74077 vu=27.7 Tu=+145.240

du=4.2 f=900.000 IV 239.63) du=3.2 m =1.66446 m=85.9

d26=14.0 1m=1.5l680 v1q=64.2 rz =+48.000

|i =32.0 na=+70.000

dz3=14.0 Il1 =l.46450 m=65.8 fz.=52.9m

d2q=1.6 nn=1.63930 m=45.0 fm=+l585.500

d o=1.0 f31=+200.000

d3 =14.0 711o=1A6450 tm=65.8 f z=54.700

d 2=1.6 m =1.62041 m=60.3 m=137.l78

In Example 3, x=32.53 and y=42.47.

When the above values of Example 3 are substituted into the conditions 11 through 15, the following result is obtained:

The application of the design in accordance with the invention enables the provision of large aperture zoom objectives of high zoom ratio without any increase in lens size of the system or and complex cam structure being required, the objective given quality optical performance throughout the whole focussing range, and having high resolving power.

What is claimed is:

1. A large aperture zoom lens with a high zoom ratio comprising a first positive component consisting of a cemented positive doublet of a divergent lens and a convergent lens, and a single convergent lens; a second negative component consisting of a divergent lens and a cemeted negative doublet of a divergent lens and a convergent lens; a third positive component consisting of not more than two inclusive of bi-convex lenses and a cemented positive doublet of a convergent lens and a divergent lens; and a fourth fixed component; the first and third components being movable as a unit a distance x while the second negative component is movable a distance in the opposite direction to that of the unit, of which the detailed data is as follows:

2. large aperture zoom lens with a high zoom ratio comprising a first positive component consisting of a [F: 7.5 mm.45.3 mm.; F: 1.4; Zoom ratio 6] Component Lens thickness or air space with local Radius 01 Index of Abb length curvature refraction number d =1.0 fl1=1.76182 v =26.5 r =+42u144 d =7.5 m=1.65830 v;=57.3 I 0179.65) n =--268.l50

d4=2.5 m=1.65830 flg= 57.3 r; =+117.59O

d|=L45 22. 59 36. 66 n =+339.000

d1= 5.5 II (fa-1817).. =30.500

d= 0.6 fls=1.51690 v =64.2 Tn =+18.300

d9=3.2 m=1.72825 u =28.3 r1u=+133.239

d1o=36.24 15. 11 1. 04 m=+39.500

d11=2.5 !l7= 1.65866 v 57.5 m= 109.500

d11=0.1 III (I; 23.12) T1z=+39.500

d 1= 6.0 m= 1.65866 vs: 57.5 r14=14.500

d14= 0.8 m= 1.72479 v =37.9 T =-71.31B

d1s=2.0 9- 21 14. 79 m=18.200

d16=6.0 1l1o= 1.57501 v o=41.3

d1s=3.5 1m= 1.62041 v11=60.3 T1 23.000

' d=0.1 IV (fl18.62) m=64.559

d2o=3.5 mz=1.62041 vn=t3 rz1= 23.000

dz1=0.1 m=+15.500

d:1=4.0 fl1s= 1.58938 U1:=61.3 f2z= -12.500

d23=l.4 1H4=L69895 Uu= 30.1 1':4=+l84.974

where cemented pos1t1ve doublet of a divergent lens and a conand the lens proportionally increase or decrease the dimensions such as for example, local length thereof.

vergent lens, and a single convergent lens; a second negative component consisting of a divergent lens and a cemented negative doublet of a divergent lens and a convergent lens; a third positive component consisting of not more than two inclusive of bi-convex lenses and a cemented positive doublet of a convergent lens and a divergent lens; and a fourth fixed component; the first and third positive components being movable as a unit a distance x while the second negative component is movable a distance y in the opposite direction to that of the unit, of which the detailed data is as follows:

[F: 13.3 rum-161.8 mm.; F: 2.5; Zoom ratio 12.5]

Lens thickness Component Radius of or air space Index Abbe with local curvature refraction number length d|=l.6 m=1.78502 v =25.9 fz= +69.600

dz=10.6 m=l.57257 m=57,7 1U; 111.83) n=403.159

ds= 0.1 r =+77.440

d4=6.0 m= 1.51813 17;: 58,8 n=+427.984

d =0.9 m=1.65925 57,5 f1=+35.800

d7=2.8 r =+187.l06

dg=0.9 1l5=1.65925 1);: 67.5 II (I: --21.21). r =+30.000

ro=0.6 fla=1.51824 v@=70.1 m=+29.152

d =3.4 n =1.74076 v =27.7 m=+ll3.l87

dr =3.2 1|s=1.62593 v;=35.7 m= 124.950

dll=0.1 m=+94.698

d =3.2 m=1.62593 vg= 35.7 111 (131.59)... ns=-124.950

d1e=0.1 r 1=+70.000

d 1=8.1 mo= 1.74443 v =49.4 Tr5= 24.300

(in: 1.1 m1=l.78431 1m==25.9 m= -13,201.513

lizo=2l.2 1m=1.71284 m=53.8 Tgr= -16-385 d21=3.5 mg= 1.57109 vu=51.0 m=+24.000

d22=6.2 m=+180.000 1V 44.09)... dz3=4.4 m4=1.46377 m=65.4

liu=5.0 1M5=1A6798 5 663 lfzq= 17.558

dz5=1.3 Ii1=1.64829 l7 g=33.8 Yz 30.904

where 3. A large aperture zoom lens with a high zoom ratio comprising a first positive component consisting of a ce- 1, 2 '2': denote l'adll 0f 611T Vail-1TB of respective merited posltlve doublet of a divergent lens and a conlenses from object to image side; d d d thicknesses of and air spacings between respective lenses along the optical axis in said order; n n n refractive indices of respective glass materials for the D line of spectrum in said order; v v v Abbe numbers for said glass material in said order;

and the lens proportionately increases or decreases the dimensions such as for example, the focal length thereof. 75 distance x while the second negative component is movvergent lens, and a single convergent lens; a second nega- I tive component consisting of a divergent lens and a cemented negative doublet of a divergent lens and a convergent lens; a third positive component consisting of not more than two inclusive of bi-convex lenses and a cemented positive doublet of a convergent lens and a divergent lens; and a fourth fixed component; the first and third positive components being movable as a unit a [F==51.6 rnm.-300.1 mm.; F:=4.5; Zoom ratio 6] terials for the D line of spectrum in said order;

v v v Abbe number for said glass materials in said order;

and the lens proportionately increases or decreases the dimensions such as for example, the focal length thereof. 75 350 214 Component Lens thickness or air space with local Radius of Index 0! Abb length curvature refraction number W M T d1 =21 m =1.740(X) 0| 282 H =+97.723

d: =14.8 m =1.63854 0; =55.5 1(f1 175.62) I; =-354.896

- d =48 m -1.5l728 v; -69.6 7 +164233 (1. 23 1 =l.69100 U =54.8 r =+42.114

d1 =12.2 II (la-40.54)... f3 =--70.466

d9 =1.3 fl ==L51728 0 =69.6 Tl =+43.874

til =6.0 In =1.72825 Ila =28.3 m=+319.905

du=5.0 m 1.51728 0 =69.G m=-143.904

dn=0.2 m==+143.904

dn=5.0 1 1.51728 In 69.6 III (is 52.15)..- r14=143.904

d 5=12.9 m 1.62041 I]. =B0.3 f1e=48.680

drs= 1.7 mu=1.79504 tlm= 28.4 n1=-209.519

Trg=152.000

(1 3 10.0 m1=l.5l7?8 m=69.6 m=+152.000

du=3.5 na==152.000

. dz 10.0 1m=1.51728 m=69.6 m=+l52.000

. dzr=2.5 m==-180.000

d2z=1.5 1lu=l.62374 flu-=4) rn=+38.630

dn=4.5 111|=L74077 m=27.7 I'm-+1452 du= 4.2 v r2r='900.000 IV (14 239-62)" |iu=3.2 flu=1.66446 v||=35.9

du=14.0 1l1s=1.51680 F 642 f31==-48.00

dn=32.0 fa==+70.000

d1 =14.0 m|=1A6450 m1=65.8 fn=52.900

(13 1.6 Tm= 1.63930 I7rl=45.0 m=+1,5s5.5o0

d g-1.0 m-+200.000

dn=14.0 flu=L46450 la -65.8 m=54.700

, dn=l.6 mq=l.62041 '10'603 Tu=-137.178

where r r r denote radu of curvature of respective 5 lenses from ob ect to image side; 3,192,329 d d d thicknesses of and arr spacings between 3 5 051 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/1965 Yamaji 350-186 4/1967 Baluteau 350-184 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,315,029 12/1962 France.

JOHN K. CORBIN, Primary Examiner US. Cl. XlR. 

